Improved ice-shaver



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ROBERT GILL-I'LAND, OF'HUDSON, MICHIGAN.

' Laim Patent Np. 86,527, dem Fam/ry 2, V1869.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known thatI, ROBERT GILLILAND, of Hudson,

in the county of Lenawee, and State ot' Michigan, have `an adjustingthumb-screw, for elevating or depressing the tongue oi' the shaver.`

The nature of my invention consists in the employment of a sliding leafor platform, provided with an adjustable plane-bit, for shaving orcutting vthe ice placed and rubbed thereon. substantially as hereinafterdescribed,

To enable others skilled in the art to make andemploy my invention, Iwill now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanyingdrawings- A represents an ordinary counter or table,furnished, on its inner sides, with grooved rails or supports, o.

B represents the leaf or platform, provided with pro-v ject-ions,sliding in the glooved rails o of counter A.

The projections or rails on leaf B are furnished, at their inner ends,with-projections, also, which strike against other projections oncounter A, when the leaf is pulled out to the desired point tofadlnitofthe shaving ofthe ice.

The leaf B is cut away on its under side, so as to receive a commonplane-hit, 1J, the opening being made large enough to also allow of thelice passing through it.

rlhe bit or shaver b is made adjustable by means of` screws passingthrough slots formed in its lower end, and by which it is secured to theleail B.

' C designates a tongue, iitting in a recess in. the leaf B, and pivotedtherein by means of'a inet-al rod.

F represents athumh-screw, passing through a brace secured to the underside'of the leai'. as seen in iig. 2, and entering the tongue C.

By means of this screw, the tongue can be gauged to suit the desiredlthickness of ice to be fed to the bit or shaver b.

D represents a mouth-piece, slidingl iu nieta-i supports or guides,secured to the lower side of the leaf B, on each side of the opening,through which the ice -enters the glass or tuinbler fitting over thernouth oi' piece D.

It will be .remarked that the rail secured to the outerend of the tongueis designed to vlit in its groove Y in the counter loosely, so as toadmit of its bein g raised or lowered, when it is desired to gauge thethickness of the ice to be cut4 or shaved.

